diff --git a/docs/config.toml b/docs/config.toml
index 837974f0b..3fbac4853 100644
--- a/docs/config.toml
+++ b/docs/config.toml
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ pygmentsUseClasses = true
   # we change the version for the complete docs when forking of a release branch
   # etc.
   # The full version string as referenced in Maven (e.g. 1.2.1)
-  Version = "3.3-SNAPSHOT"
+  Version = "3.4-SNAPSHOT"
 
   # For stable releases, leave the bugfix version out (e.g. 1.2). For snapshot
   # release this should be the same as the regular version
-  VersionTitle = "3.3-SNAPSHOT"
+  VersionTitle = "3.4-SNAPSHOT"
 
   # The branch for this version of Apache Flink Stateful Functions
   Branch = "master"
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 39b0c9c21..6bf1c7933 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ under the License.
     <artifactId>statefun-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
     <name>statefun-parent</name>
-    <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <url>http://flink.apache.org</url>
diff --git a/statefun-e2e-tests/pom.xml b/statefun-e2e-tests/pom.xml
index 863dc350c..94d6c11de 100644
--- a/statefun-e2e-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-e2e-tests/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <artifactId>statefun-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-e2e-tests-common/pom.xml b/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-e2e-tests-common/pom.xml
index 98ec3e6e4..e5faee54c 100644
--- a/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-e2e-tests-common/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-e2e-tests-common/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <artifactId>statefun-e2e-tests</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-common/pom.xml b/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-common/pom.xml
index d899bff1a..223fa5bd0 100644
--- a/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-common/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-common/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <artifactId>statefun-e2e-tests</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-driver/pom.xml b/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-driver/pom.xml
index 2517ca8ca..ce530d3b1 100644
--- a/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-driver/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-driver/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <artifactId>statefun-e2e-tests</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-embedded/pom.xml b/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-embedded/pom.xml
index 7e86e6ac9..95a1b2137 100644
--- a/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-embedded/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-embedded/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <artifactId>statefun-e2e-tests</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ under the License.
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
             <artifactId>statefun-smoke-e2e-driver</artifactId>
-            <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-embedded/src/test/resources/Dockerfile b/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-embedded/src/test/resources/Dockerfile
index fe98da836..32f329469 100644
--- a/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-embedded/src/test/resources/Dockerfile
+++ b/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-embedded/src/test/resources/Dockerfile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM flink-statefun:3.3-SNAPSHOT
+FROM flink-statefun:3.4-SNAPSHOT
 
 # Add embedded module. This includes both the embedded function and the driver components as a single jar.
 RUN mkdir -p /opt/statefun/modules/statefun-smoke-e2e-embedded/
diff --git a/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-golang/pom.xml b/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-golang/pom.xml
index a6e00cb5a..4adc1c720 100644
--- a/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-golang/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-golang/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
         <artifactId>statefun-smoke-e2e-multilang-base</artifactId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../statefun-smoke-e2e-multilang-base/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-golang/src/test/resources/Dockerfile b/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-golang/src/test/resources/Dockerfile
index 45f49d360..2e14611df 100644
--- a/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-golang/src/test/resources/Dockerfile
+++ b/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-golang/src/test/resources/Dockerfile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM flink-statefun:3.3-SNAPSHOT
+FROM flink-statefun:3.4-SNAPSHOT
 
 RUN mkdir -p /opt/statefun/modules/statefun-smoke-e2e
 COPY statefun-smoke-e2e-driver.jar /opt/statefun/modules/statefun-smoke-e2e/
diff --git a/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-java/pom.xml b/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-java/pom.xml
index 2ad62af5b..cfc7211f1 100644
--- a/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-java/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-java/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
         <artifactId>statefun-smoke-e2e-multilang-base</artifactId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../statefun-smoke-e2e-multilang-base/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-java/src/test/resources/Dockerfile b/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-java/src/test/resources/Dockerfile
index a629f7786..f95dd371b 100644
--- a/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-java/src/test/resources/Dockerfile
+++ b/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-java/src/test/resources/Dockerfile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM flink-statefun:3.3-SNAPSHOT
+FROM flink-statefun:3.4-SNAPSHOT
 
 RUN mkdir -p /opt/statefun/modules/statefun-smoke-e2e
 COPY statefun-smoke-e2e-driver.jar /opt/statefun/modules/statefun-smoke-e2e/
diff --git a/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-js/pom.xml b/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-js/pom.xml
index 133d0bcfe..f062c4343 100644
--- a/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-js/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-js/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
         <artifactId>statefun-smoke-e2e-multilang-base</artifactId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../statefun-smoke-e2e-multilang-base/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-js/src/test/resources/Dockerfile b/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-js/src/test/resources/Dockerfile
index b5705c4e6..232f51146 100644
--- a/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-js/src/test/resources/Dockerfile
+++ b/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-js/src/test/resources/Dockerfile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM flink-statefun:3.3-SNAPSHOT
+FROM flink-statefun:3.4-SNAPSHOT
 
 RUN mkdir -p /opt/statefun/modules/statefun-smoke-e2e
 COPY statefun-smoke-e2e-driver.jar /opt/statefun/modules/statefun-smoke-e2e/
diff --git a/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-multilang-base/pom.xml b/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-multilang-base/pom.xml
index cf619df4d..99a62c3d8 100644
--- a/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-multilang-base/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-multilang-base/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <artifactId>statefun-e2e-tests</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-multilang-harness/pom.xml b/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-multilang-harness/pom.xml
index d2024260f..f4b58b24a 100644
--- a/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-multilang-harness/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-e2e-tests/statefun-smoke-e2e-multilang-harness/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <artifactId>statefun-e2e-tests</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ under the License.
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
             <artifactId>statefun-smoke-e2e-driver</artifactId>
-            <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Test scope dependencies -->
diff --git a/statefun-flink/pom.xml b/statefun-flink/pom.xml
index 455257ece..1dc0df016 100644
--- a/statefun-flink/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-flink/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <artifactId>statefun-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-common/pom.xml b/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-common/pom.xml
index bc1e84305..42037eacd 100644
--- a/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-common/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-common/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
         <artifactId>statefun-flink</artifactId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-core/pom.xml b/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-core/pom.xml
index 4ce20738f..55e8c0061 100644
--- a/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-core/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-core/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
         <artifactId>statefun-flink</artifactId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-datastream/pom.xml b/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-datastream/pom.xml
index 8bf970496..ccb8aac8c 100644
--- a/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-datastream/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-datastream/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
         <artifactId>statefun-flink</artifactId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-distribution/pom.xml b/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-distribution/pom.xml
index 0584da24c..5ea7b2eb1 100644
--- a/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
         <artifactId>statefun-flink</artifactId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-extensions/pom.xml b/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-extensions/pom.xml
index 9a8d17a7e..66ccd37fc 100644
--- a/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-extensions/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-extensions/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
         <artifactId>statefun-flink</artifactId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-harness/pom.xml b/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-harness/pom.xml
index a1716d8b3..2e6c692e4 100644
--- a/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-harness/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-harness/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
         <artifactId>statefun-flink</artifactId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-io-bundle/pom.xml b/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-io-bundle/pom.xml
index 33157746b..db79e96ad 100644
--- a/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-io-bundle/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-io-bundle/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
         <artifactId>statefun-flink</artifactId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-io/pom.xml b/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-io/pom.xml
index f84283991..b26b912ff 100644
--- a/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-io/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-io/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
         <artifactId>statefun-flink</artifactId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-launcher/pom.xml b/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-launcher/pom.xml
index d531e32cb..b61f6f2e9 100644
--- a/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-launcher/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-launcher/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
         <artifactId>statefun-flink</artifactId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-state-processor/pom.xml b/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-state-processor/pom.xml
index cf8c2dbda..ab91dc4d8 100644
--- a/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-state-processor/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-flink/statefun-flink-state-processor/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <artifactId>statefun-flink</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/statefun-kafka-io/pom.xml b/statefun-kafka-io/pom.xml
index 285d82a11..2c8d9734d 100644
--- a/statefun-kafka-io/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-kafka-io/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <artifactId>statefun-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/statefun-kinesis-io/pom.xml b/statefun-kinesis-io/pom.xml
index e60b462d6..8a055f9e3 100644
--- a/statefun-kinesis-io/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-kinesis-io/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <artifactId>statefun-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/statefun-sdk-embedded/pom.xml b/statefun-sdk-embedded/pom.xml
index fac0934df..196268feb 100644
--- a/statefun-sdk-embedded/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-sdk-embedded/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <artifactId>statefun-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/statefun-sdk-go/pom.xml b/statefun-sdk-go/pom.xml
index 58d8c968a..2d39cd0d5 100644
--- a/statefun-sdk-go/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-sdk-go/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <artifactId>statefun-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>statefun-sdk-go</artifactId>
diff --git a/statefun-sdk-java/pom.xml b/statefun-sdk-java/pom.xml
index 4e377025f..a8dd77316 100644
--- a/statefun-sdk-java/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-sdk-java/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <artifactId>statefun-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>statefun-sdk-java</artifactId>
diff --git a/statefun-sdk-js/package.json b/statefun-sdk-js/package.json
index c09d9f281..2811cef0e 100644
--- a/statefun-sdk-js/package.json
+++ b/statefun-sdk-js/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "apache-flink-statefun",
-  "version": "3.3-SNAPSHOT",
+  "version": "3.4-SNAPSHOT",
   "description": "JavaScript SDK for Apache Flink Stateful functions",
   "main": "dist/public_api.js",
   "types": "dist/public_api.d.ts",
diff --git a/statefun-sdk-js/pom.xml b/statefun-sdk-js/pom.xml
index 35627a83b..88b6fc519 100644
--- a/statefun-sdk-js/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-sdk-js/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <artifactId>statefun-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/statefun-sdk-protos/pom.xml b/statefun-sdk-protos/pom.xml
index cc7f0c9c4..10b2a430e 100644
--- a/statefun-sdk-protos/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-sdk-protos/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <artifactId>statefun-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/statefun-sdk-python/pom.xml b/statefun-sdk-python/pom.xml
index 071dbc85b..8b2c9dee1 100644
--- a/statefun-sdk-python/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-sdk-python/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <artifactId>statefun-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/statefun-sdk-python/setup.py b/statefun-sdk-python/setup.py
index 0e02b530d..146d3ed35 100644
--- a/statefun-sdk-python/setup.py
+++ b/statefun-sdk-python/setup.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='apache-flink-statefun',
-    version='3.3-SNAPSHOT',
+    version='3.4-SNAPSHOT',
     packages=["statefun"],
     url='https://github.com/apache/flink-statefun',
     license='https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0',
diff --git a/statefun-shaded/pom.xml b/statefun-shaded/pom.xml
index 928b319f9..0a0e9b3d0 100644
--- a/statefun-shaded/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-shaded/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <artifactId>statefun-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>statefun-shaded</artifactId>
diff --git a/statefun-shaded/statefun-protobuf-shaded/pom.xml b/statefun-shaded/statefun-protobuf-shaded/pom.xml
index 1d8bce5da..d97dae2a7 100644
--- a/statefun-shaded/statefun-protobuf-shaded/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-shaded/statefun-protobuf-shaded/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <artifactId>statefun-shaded</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>statefun-protobuf-shaded</artifactId>
diff --git a/statefun-shaded/statefun-protocol-shaded/pom.xml b/statefun-shaded/statefun-protocol-shaded/pom.xml
index c4e8195e9..9ad5c9bc0 100644
--- a/statefun-shaded/statefun-protocol-shaded/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-shaded/statefun-protocol-shaded/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <artifactId>statefun-shaded</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>statefun-protocol-shaded</artifactId>
diff --git a/statefun-testutil/pom.xml b/statefun-testutil/pom.xml
index 777ffef5a..11879cad5 100644
--- a/statefun-testutil/pom.xml
+++ b/statefun-testutil/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ under the License.
     <parent>
         <artifactId>statefun-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.flink</groupId>
-        <version>3.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/tools/docker/build-stateful-functions.sh b/tools/docker/build-stateful-functions.sh
index 9c17a3efd..08bce4970 100755
--- a/tools/docker/build-stateful-functions.sh
+++ b/tools/docker/build-stateful-functions.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ set -e
 # Do not change the name of this variable;
 # it is referenced in the tools/releasing/update_branch_version.sh script
 #
-VERSION_TAG=3.3-SNAPSHOT
+VERSION_TAG=3.4-SNAPSHOT
 
 #
 # setup the environment 
diff --git a/tools/k8s/Chart.yaml b/tools/k8s/Chart.yaml
index 43fb2754d..80c4dc672 100644
--- a/tools/k8s/Chart.yaml
+++ b/tools/k8s/Chart.yaml
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: statefun-k8s
 description: A Helm chart for a Stateful function pplication deployed on Kubernetes
 type: application
-version: 3.3-SNAPSHOT
+version: 3.4-SNAPSHOT
 appVersion: 1.16.0
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